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Indian Ethnicity and Religious Heritage
Hinduism. A conditional mind, which is a prisoner of dogma and a patterned thought is seriously lacking in freedom of thought and is an obvious negation of Rig Vedic prayer, which invites enlightenment from the noble thoutghts emitting from any corner of the universe. It says : आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यान्तु ferica: 1
There is an interesting story narrated by Swami Poornanand Tirtha in his talks about Vedanta given at Indian Gymkhana grounds Bombay showing how Shri Vidyaranya, the Prime Minister of Vijayanagaram Empire of the past, tried to unite the various philosophical and religious trends prevalent at that time in India. He inscribed the following verse on a pillar for general public:
Yam Shaiva Samupasate Shiva Iti, Brahmeti Vedantino, Bauddha Buddha Iti Pramanaptavah, Karteti Naiyayika, Arahan
Nityatha Jaina Shassanrata, Karmeti Minansaka, soyam Vidadhatu Vanchhita Falam,
Trailokyanatjho Hari.
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